Blooming Prairie Newswire

Now in its fifth year, Austin's Paint the Town Pink has grown to become a city-wide tradition, raising over $360,000 for cancer research over the last four years. And this year it will grow a little more with five new communities, Adams, Albert Lea, Blooming Prairie, Oakland, and Lansing all joining the fight against cancer.
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According to the Minnesota State Patrol, 18 year-old Tyler Ferguson of Blooming Prairie was traveling west on Interstate 90, when he lost control of his pick up truck, left the roadway and rolled. This happened near milepost 179 in Mower County around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday.
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"I just came from the Austin clinic and it would have been so much nicer to just drop into town here," said Amy Trotman of Blooming Prairie. It's a thought shared by many Blooming Prairie residents.
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"I remember early morning receiving a phone call from Chief Philipp saying Bonnie, they got twelve inches of rain in Blooming Prairie, and it's heading our way," former Austin Mayor Bonnie Rietz recalled for ABC6 News. "All the flood control projects we're working on are designed based on that 2004 flood," said Austin city engineer Steven Lang.
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